Rare mystery illness hits 3 Georgia kids this year
Three Georgia children have been reported this year as having a rare, polio-like health condition, state officials said Wednesday.
They are among the 62 children...
Poor adults’ health needs addressed better with Medicaid expansion, federal report says
Low-income adults in states that haven’t expanded Medicaid are more likely to have unmet medical needs than the poor in states that expanded the...
Georgia gets ‘D’ on handling mental health, addiction like other medical issues, report says
Georgia was graded “D’’ on ensuring access to mental health and addiction treatment equal to that for physical illnesses, according to a report released...
Premiums in employer plans still edging up, national survey finds
Employer premiums for family health insurance rose by a modest 5 percent this year, a rate that still exceeds the increases in wages and...
Many Georgia kids face barriers to health insurance, medical care
More than 80 percent of uninsured Georgia children were eligible for coverage in government health insurance programs in 2016, but were not enrolled, a...
Medicaid expansion would benefit rural areas the most, report says
The potential impact from Medicaid expansion would be bigger in rural Georgia than in urban areas of the state, according to a new report...
Where people live longer — and where they don’t
Life expectancy at an English Avenue neighborhood address, in a low-income section of Atlanta, is 63.6 years.
But less than 10 miles away, an address...
Abrams health plan focuses on premiums, access; Kemp fires back
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams rolled out a multi-pronged approach to improving Georgia health care Monday, including a familiar push for Medicaid expansion and...
New Medicare cards are arriving: How to protect them, avoid scams
We often get new cards in the mail, from credit to retail to random discounts, many of them unwanted. But there’s a very important card...
Pre-existing conditions: Prevalence and insurance protections
A new analysis finds major variations between the estimates of people with pre-existing conditions in U.S. metropolitan areas – even within a state.
Those disparities...
Unusual but welcome: Two health insurers opt to cut exchange rates
Two of the four health insurers in the 2019 Georgia insurance exchange, in a surprising move, are set to make reductions in monthly premiums...
Blue Cross of Georgia changing its name
The largest health insurer in Georgia is changing its name. But it’s not a total revamp.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia is going...